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Hebburn is a small town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in North East
North East England

North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, part of North Yorkshire and Tees Valley....
 England
England

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, sandwiched between the towns of Jarrow
Jarrow

Jarrow is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the River Tyne and has a population of around 27,000 ....
 and Bill Quay
Bill Quay

Bill Quay is an area in the east of Gateshead in North East England, situated between Hebburn to the east and Pelaw to the west. It lies on the south bank of the River Tyne, facing Walker-on-Tyne....
. The population of Hebburn is about 24,000.

History
It is thought that the name Hebburn may be derived from the Anglo Saxon
Old English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and south-eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century....
 terms, heah meaning high, and byrgen meaning a burying place, though it could also mean the high place beside the water.






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Hebburn is a small town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in North East
North East England

North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, part of North Yorkshire and Tees Valley....
 England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, sandwiched between the towns of Jarrow
Jarrow

Jarrow is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the River Tyne and has a population of around 27,000 ....
 and Bill Quay
Bill Quay

Bill Quay is an area in the east of Gateshead in North East England, situated between Hebburn to the east and Pelaw to the west. It lies on the south bank of the River Tyne, facing Walker-on-Tyne....
. The population of Hebburn is about 24,000.

History


It is thought that the name Hebburn may be derived from the Anglo Saxon
Old English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and south-eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century....
 terms, heah meaning high, and byrgen meaning a burying place, though it could also mean the high place beside the water. The first record of Hebburn mentions a settlement of fishermen's huts in the 8th century, which were burned by the Vikings.

Local legend claims that, until recently, a preserved longship
Longship

Longships were ships primarily used by the Scandinavian Vikings and the Saxons to raid coastal and inland settlements during the European Middle Ages....
 lay embedded on the south bank of the Tyne
Tyne

Tyne is an Ireland surname.Tyne may also refer to:*River Tyne*Tyne and Wear*Tyne Tunnel*Tynemouth*Tyne Daly...
 at Hebburn. The object, visible at low tide, was however the remains of an old wooden "coal lighter". A genuine longship would likely have been salvaged by a historical society, or have had a protection order placed upon it.

In the 14th century the landscape was dominated by a pele tower. A 4'6" (140 cm) tall wall, a portion of which still remains at St. John's Church, could also be seen. The Lordship of the Manor of Hebburn passed through the hands of a number of families during the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
.

Interesting facts

  • Sir Humphry Davy, inventor of the Davy lamp
    Davy lamp

    The Davy lamp is a safety lamp containing a candle, devised in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. It was created for use in coal mines, allowing deep seams to be mined despite the presence of methane and other flammable gases, called firedamp or minedamp....
    , developed the safety lamp at Hebburn Hall
    Hebburn Hall

    Hebburn Hall also known as Ellison Hall is a 17th-century country mansion, which has been converted into residential apartments and houses, situated at Hebburn, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear....
     and first tested it at Hebburn Colliery on January 9 1816.
  • HMS Kelly, captained by Lord Louis Mountbatten, was built at Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard in the town.
There is a military grave of the ships company in Hebburn cemetery
Cemetery

A cemetery is a place in which death body and cremation are burial. The term cemetery implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground....
, which features a memorial to Lord Louis Mountbatten after his death in 1979.
  • HMS Quail was built at Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard.
  • Get Carter
    Get Carter

    Get Carter is a 1971 in film crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a mobster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the northern English city of Newcastle upon Tyne....
    , a 1971 movie starring Michael Caine
    Michael Caine

    Sir Michael Caine Order of the British Empire , is a two-time Academy Award and multiple BAFTA Award and Golden Globe winning England film actor who has appeared in more than one hundred films....
     was filmed on location around the North East region. The Ferry landing, betting shop and a café
    Café

    A caf? or coffee shop is an informal restaurant offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches. This differs from a coffee house, which is a limited-menu establishment which focuses on coffee sales....
     scenes were all shot in Hebburn.
  • Gary Numan
    Gary Numan

    Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music and has been described as the "King of synthpop." Numan is widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars "....
     made a pop video at electrical engineers Reyrolle
    A. Reyrolle & Company

    A. Reyrolle & Company was a British engineering firm, which for many years was one of the largest employers on Tyneside....
     Parsons Testing Station.
  • The road crash scene in the movie, 'Stormy Monday
    Stormy Monday

    Stormy Monday is the 1988 in film feature film debut of director Mike Figgis. Starring Sean Bean, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting and Melanie Griffith it is an atmospheric noirish thriller....
    ' starring Sting was filmed in Hebburn on top of the railway bridge in Luke's Lane.


Hebburn today

Hebburn Town F.C.
Hebburn Town F.C.

Hebburn Town F.C. are a association football club based in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, England. They were established in 1912 and reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase in the 1995-96 season....
 is the town's local non-league football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 team.

Athletics
Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
 is also catered for at Monkton Stadium, home of , where Brendan Foster
Brendan Foster

Brendan Foster Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom former distance runner, and the founder of the Great North Run. He was educated at St Joseph's Grammar School, the University of Sussex and Carnegie College of Physical Education, now part of Leeds Metropolitan University....
, Steve Cram
Steve Cram

Stephen Cram Order of the British Empire is a retired England Athletics . Along with fellow Englishmen Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant Middle distance track event during the 1980s....
 and David Sharp
David Sharp

David Sharp was an English mountaineer who died near the summit of Mount Everest. His death caused controversy and debate, because he was passed by a number of other climbers heading for the summit, including motivational speaker Mark Inglis, who made no attempt at a rescue....
 are famous past runners.

The Parachute Regiment 4th Para Reserves have a based in Hebburn.

Hebburn has an ecology centre
Ecology

Ecology is the science study of the distribution and Abundance of life and the interactions between organisms and their nature environment ....
 powered by wind turbines.

Notable citizens

David Kyle Musician

External links

  • - Local council website
  • - Information about Hebburn Colliery
  • - Site detailing history of the town